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  • May 27, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    In this week's issue of the Boston Phoenix -- in print tomorrow, online now -- I take some whacks at the Massachusetts pols who are supposed to be reforming state government.

    Read it here:

    Roast Pork: As our state's bumbling, craven, and inept elected officials stumble toward summer, we get a few good laughs out of their promises for reform

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  • May 26, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    I just got a press release from the Mass. GOP, announcing that communications director Barney Keller is leaving to work for another lost cause: the gubernatorial campaign of New York Republican Rick Lazio.

    Keller's a nice guy, who is sadly doomed to toil as a mouthpiece for unpopular products -- ie, northeastern Republicans.

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  • May 21, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    As I was working on my recent article about the potential political impact of green legislation on the Millennial Generation, I was particularly struck by descriptions of how globally this generation views issues. Experts kept stressing that young adults now reject American exceptionalism, and expect diplomacy and international co-operation.

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  • May 20, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    In this week's issue of the Boston Phoenix -- in print tomorrow, online now -- I have a column with two parts, both about local Boston campaigning.

    First, I note that mayoral candidates Michael Flaherty and Sam Yoon have exhibited some ambulance-chasing tendencies lately, and wonder whether Boston's tragedies might be the challengers' only opportunities to unseat the "Mayor for Life."

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  • May 20, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    "President Barack Obama began interviewing potential Supreme Court candidates Tuesday..."

    --Wall Street Journal

    Today: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

    • Governor Patrick travelled to Washington, D.C. this morning...

    --Deval Patrick Daily Update

  • May 20, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    Yesterday was the deadline to turn in nominating signatures for Boston's city elections. They'll still be verifying and counting for some time, so we won't know for sure who made the 1500 minimum required for the at-large field. But, I can give you an update on how things look, according to a source in the elections office.

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  • May 19, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    Aaron Michlewitz (whose name I have been misspelling more often than not -- and, I'm pretty sure, mispronouncing) has won the special election primary, 50%-46% over Susan Passoni. The unofficial margin of victory is 171 votes.

    Congratulations to Michlewitz, who ran a good race and got it done. And kudos to Passoni as well, for a strong campaign.

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  • May 19, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    The state senate is trying to agree on revenue-enhancement amendments to its version of the state budget tonight. Looks like they intend to follow the House in hiking the sales tax from 5.0 to 6.25 percent -- in the face of Deval Patrick's threat to veto.

    This afternoon, the senate voted against raising the income tax, and against raising the gas tax either 19 cents or 11 cents.

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  • May 19, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    The mid-day turnout numbers for today's special election show 1852 voters through noon. There aren't a lot of good turnout comparisons for the district, it looks like it's on track for more than the 2007 city council election, and less than the 2006 governor's election. For what that's worth.

    Turnout looks stronger in the North End so far, which figures to be good for Aaron Michelwitz.

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  • May 19, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    --Whose bright idea was it to schedule the Suffolk 3 special election on the same day as the big American Idol finale? You can't ask people to make that many big voting decisions in one day.

    --A sure sign of spring: the blooming of the Michael Flaherty signs on firefighters' lawns throughout the city.

    --Am I the only one who's noticed that Menino's campaign signage this year has a color scheme -- white lettering on green background -- that matches, and blends in with, official road signage?

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  • May 15, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    Here are a few items of interest about some of the folks on my latest Top 25 ranking of GOP 2012 Presidential Nominees. (Also, please note that my latest rankings cleverly included two #18s, but no #23. Oops. Please mentally renumber to compensate.)

    --USN&WR's Washington Whispers informally surveyed Republican leaders for long-shot 2012 nominees, and gave a top four of my #1 Tim Pawlenty; #3 Mark Sanford; #7 Jon Huntsman, and #13 Eric Cantor.

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  • May 13, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    Yesterday -- a week before the special-election primary -- the South End News ran a story alleging that state rep. Marty Walz "may have shared questions prepared for a 3rd Suffolk District candidate debate with candidate Aaron Michlewitz in advance of" a recent candidates debate. So, is this a scandal? Should it be?

    Here's what happened, as best as I can tell from people I spoke with, including Robert Whitney, who chairs the Ward 5 Democratic Commitee that co-hosted the debate -- and who moderated the debate.

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  • May 13, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    One of the most interesting things in politics these days, to me, is the 2010 gubernatorial election cycle; I've written some about this before, but will be following it closely for you all along the way.

    With Charlie Crist's announcement that he will run for the open US Senate race in Florida, rather than what would have been an easy re-election, things have gotten even more interesting.

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  • May 12, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    I have made no public comment on a number of topics that, it turns out, are some of the Most Important Things In American Politics. So, here are my thoughts about them. Let me know if I've left out anything else Super Important.

    --Carrie Prejean. I'll admit I'm not an expert on the beauty pageant industry -- although I did see "Miss Congeniality" -- but it's always been my understanding that it's on the list of "things many people might enjoy, but that are only viable because of the interest of gay men."

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  • May 11, 2009
    By David S. Bernstein

    Five of the current Supreme Court Justices hold JDs from Harvard Law, and with one of them -- David Souter -- now stepping down, thank goodness we have a Harvard Law man in the White House to ensure that the majority is retained. Right?

    At least, that's what they've got to be thinking across the river in Cambridge these days.

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